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[Botanic Garden Entry Sign]
Photograph of the eastern entrance sign to the Fort Worth Botanic Garden. The structure contains two lamps on either ends; along the center, the text "Fort Worth Botanic Garden" is displayed in black serif signage. On either edge of the text are fountains with four water outlets pouring into a concrete pool. In the foreground of the image is a patch of red roses; in the background, a large tree.
Date:
[1986..]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Rock Springs Road Entrance]
Photograph of the Rock Springs Road entrance to the Fort Worth Botanic Garden At center is a decorative pillar holding a detailed lamp on the north end of the road. A square fountain bearing the words "Fort Worth Botanic Garden" is on the end of the pillar. Shrubs and red roses flank the pillar. Behind the pillar is an iron fence and bare trees.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Botanic Garden Entrance]
Photograph of the eastern entrance to the Fort Worth Botanic Garden. The entrance sign, containing the text "Fort Worth Botanic Garden" and several fountain fixtures, is visible at left. To its right is part of the road that leads into the botanical garden, towards the Garden Center and its greenhouse. Patches of yellow flowers and shrubs are in front of the entrance sign and the right half of the image, several feet away from the road.
Date:
[1986..]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Concert at the Botanic Garden]
Photograph of a concert stage at the Fort Worth Botanic Garden. The stage, large and prominent in the background of the image, is flanked on both sides by covered structures containing sound amplifiers and is covered by a roof-like sheet. Banners advertising Budweiser hang from the middle of the stage. Multiple seats are placed on the stage, which stands in front of a large white covered tent. In the lower half of the image, people of various ages are visible wandering through plastic lawn chairs.
Date:
1995
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Trial Garden Planting Beds]
Photograph of the Trial Garden's entry sign at the Fort Worth Botanic Garden. The entry sign, reading "Trial Garden" with a plant symbol on its left, sits on a rectangular bed of purple bluemink flowers. Tiled stone paths are visible around and along the various flower beds in the garden, some elevated and contained by walls made of wooden planks. Behind one planting bed, which contains only uneven mounds of soil, stands a man identified as a master gardener, who holds a tool in his right hand.
Date:
[..1991-06]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Cactus Garden Entrance #1]
Photograph of the Cactus Garden at the Fort Worth Botanic Garden. A large prominent entry sign is located along the curb of the garden's parking lot. It reads "Cactus Garden", and on an adjoining plaque, it adds "Cactus were donated and are maintained by the Fort Worth Cactus & Succulent Society." Behind the sign are several shrubs, bushes, and the cacti, of which there are multiple types. A small greenhouse with several vases of plants and cacti inside is visible on the right side of the image.
Date:
[..1995-06]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Cactus Garden Entrance #2]
Photograph of the Cactus Garden at the Fort Worth Botanic Garden. A large prominent entry sign is located along the curb of the garden's parking lot. It reads "Cactus Garden", and on an adjoining plaque, it adds "Cactus were donated and are maintained by the Fort Worth Cactus & Succulent Society." Behind the sign and along the curb are several shrubs, bushes, and the cacti, of which there are multiple types. A small greenhouse with several vases of plants and cacti inside is visible on the right side of the image.
Date:
[..1997-05]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Botanic Garden Center]
Photograph of the Garden Center and Conservatory at the Fort Worth Botanic Garden. The Garden Center, at center, is a white rectangular building. The Conservatory, visible at left, is a large glass greenhouse with a sloped glass roof. The entry sign also at left, made of stone bricks and lined with pink bushes, reads "BOTANIC GARDEN CENTER AND CONSERVATORY".
Date:
[1986..1990]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Garden Center Conservatory]
Photograph of the Conservatory at the Fort Worth Botanic Garden. Located adjacent to the Garden Center, the Conservatory is a long octagonal building covered entirely in glass. The entry sign in the foreground, made of stone bricks and lined with pink bushes, reads "BOTANIC GARDEN CENTER AND CONSERVATORY".
Date:
1990
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Japanese Garden Entrance Gate]
Photograph of the entrance gate to the Japanese Garden at the Fort Worth Botanic Garden. The gate resembles traditional Japanese entry gates and has tall wooden doors, a upper level with a fenced balcony and shoji screens, and a tiled pagoda-like roof. Banners hang from the balcony's fences and are posted in front of the gate, reading "WELCOME", "KONNICHIWA", and "good day" in Japanese. The entry gate is flanked on both ends with walls.
Date:
[1973..]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Botanic Garden North Entrance Sign Construction]
Photograph of the northern entrance sign at the Fort Worth Botanic Garden under construction. Numerous gardeners and workers dig in front of the entrance sign, which reads in black serif font "FORT WORTH BOTANIC GARDEN". Rocks, plants, and shrubs are arranged in front of the sign. At center, a young boy is visible with a tool assisting with the landscaping. The W. R. Watt Arena is visible in the background at left.
Date:
April 23, 1998
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letterhead for Ahavath Sholom Ladies Cemetery Society]
Blank sheet of stationery with letterhead for the Ahavath Sholom Ladies Cemetery Society listing the names of the president and three vice presidents in the upper-left corner and the treasurer and secretary with address in the upper-right corner. The name of the organization is written in cursive at the top of the page with the text "We meet at the Hebrew Institute, 819 Taylor Street" above blank lines to add the date, pre-printed with "19__."
Date:
19XX
Creator:
Ahavath Sholom Ladies Cemetery Society
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Minutes of the Ahavath Sholom Ladies Cemetery Society: 1915-1934]
Ledger containing the minutes for the Ahavath Sholom Ladies Cemetery Society in Fort Worth, including proceedings of meetings, decisions and projects, and financial records.
Date:
1915-04-13/1934-02-06
Creator:
Ahavath Sholom Ladies Cemetery Society
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Minutes of the Ahavath Sholom Ladies Cemetery Society: 1934-1949]
Ledger containing the minutes for the Ahavath Sholom Ladies Cemetery Society in Fort Worth, including proceedings of meetings, decisions and projects, and financial records.
Date:
1934-07-11/1949-12
Creator:
Ahavath Sholom Ladies Cemetery Society
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Minutes of the Ahavath Sholom Ladies Cemetery Society: 1950-1956]
Ledger containing the minutes for the Ahavath Sholom Ladies Cemetery Society in Fort Worth, including proceedings of meetings, decisions and projects, and financial records.
Date:
1950-01-18/1956-01
Creator:
Ahavath Sholom Ladies Cemetery Society
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Brief History of Ahavath Sholom Ladies Cemetery Society]
Short text describing the discovery of records for the Ahavath Sholom Ladies Cemetery Society with a brief history of the group, their work, and connection to similar organizations.
Date:
June 2011
Creator:
Weiner, Hollace
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Financial Ledger for the Ahavath Sholom Ladies Cemetery Society: 1954-1960]
Ledger containing financial records for the Ahavath Sholom Ladies Cemetery Society in Fort Worth, including deposits, collected dues, disbursements, and other financial transactions.
Date:
1954-01/1960-06
Creator:
Ahavath Sholom Ladies Cemetery Society
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from Frank to Georgine M. Koester - November 3, 1906]
Postcard from an individual named Frank to Georgine[?] M. Koester in Kerrville, Texas. The front of the postcard has an image of City Park in Fort Worth with the Trinity River at center. Under the image is a note from Frank, who writes that he is in Fort Worth at the moment.
Date:
November 3, 1906
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Mary Louise and Ralph W. Thornton House]
Photograph of the Mary Louise and Ralph W. Thornton house on 2764 Nies Street, Fort Worth. The house is a single story-home with a small square porch in front of the front door, its windows covered with awnings printed with the letter T on the front. A dark-colored car is parked in front of a garage along the right wall of the house, accessible from the road by a gravel path, and bushes and small plants are planted in the front lawn and along the front of the building.
Date:
November 1954
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Flyer for Bicentennial "Spiritual Awakenings" Events]
Flyer promoting "Spiritual Happenings" to celebrate the American bicentennial and promote Black culture. Two events are listed: a soul music festival in the Will Rogers Auditorium, and a spiritual jubilee in the Fort Worth Convention Center.
Date:
Spring 1976
Creator:
Black Citizens Concerned with the Bicentennial
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Flyer: Sojourner Truth National Cultural Arts Festival]
Flyer welcoming visitors to the Sojourner Truth National Cultural Arts Festival, held during September 1976 in Fort Worth, Texas, listing guest artists at the eventand contacts for further information.
Date:
1976
Creator:
Sojourner Truth Players, Inc.
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Program: Sojourner Truth National Cultural Arts Festival]
Program for the Sojourner Truth National Cultural Arts Festival, held in the Sheraton hotel in Fort Worth, Texas, from September 3 to September 6, 1976. It includes short histories and biographies of invited speakers, an itinerary of events, and advertisements.
Date:
1976
Creator:
Sojourner Truth Players, Inc.
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Guinn Reflector, Yearbook of James E. Guinn Junior High School, 1944
Yearbook for James E. Guinn Junior High School in Fort Worth, Texas, including photos of and information about the school, student body, teachers, and local clubs.
Date:
May 1944
Creator:
James E. Guinn Junior High School
Object Type:
Yearbook
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Year Book 1929-1930 Alphin Charity and Art Club
Yearbook of the Alphin Art and Charity Club including brief information about the group, a list of activities from the club meetings, membership for club committees, and a member directory. There is a handwritten list of financial transactions after the last page for 1929 and a page inserted at the front lists phone numbers for the members of the Sick Committee.
Date:
1929~
Creator:
Alphin Art and Charity Club
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History